Fence



G. w. DlLLoN Oct. 13, 1936.

FENCE Filed May 12, 1956 f7 Vw Patented Oct. 13, 1936 Partnr FENoE'George 'Wilson Dillon, New oneens, la. Application May 12, 1936,. .SemiNo.. 9 $15.

'5 Claims (crest-:nt

This invention relates tothe class 'of fences and pertains'fpaticuiarlyto an improved fence construction adapted ito be forinedfoff concrete.

"The pri-mary object of the present invention is te provide anffimprovedfence 'construction in which the posts are formed of molded concrete andlare -sodesigned that intermediate `connecting parts may be readilydisposed therebetween -for the formation Aof la"complete` fencestructure. :Another object fof the "invention is to provide an miprovedfence 'construction Shaving preformed concrete ,posts iand novel means.associated with the posts for maintaining .the :same in `uprightposition in the rground. .15 .A Yovlefjeot of the invention 'is -toprovide in a :fence construction, "a` novel arrangement i`1` couplingtogether the top fend's 'of the 4spaced posts whereby to strengthen thesame and prevent them troni getting rout `o'f alinement. The inventionwill be best understood from a consideration of the following detaileddescrip.- tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawing formingpart of this specification, with the understanding, however, that theinvention is not conned to any strict conformity with the showing of thedrawing but may be changed or modied so long as such changes ormodifications mark no material departure from the salient features ofthe invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a portion of a fence constructed inaccordance with the present invention, parts thereof being in section;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a view in elevation of a modied form of panel fordisposition between a pair of posts, the central portion of the panelbeing broken away.

Referring now more particularly to vthe drawing, the numeral I indicatesa post formed of molded concrete, Figure 1 of the drawing illustratingtwo of these posts in a fence structure. Ihese posts I are preferablycast in tubular form so that each has a passage 2 extending longi-Vtudinally therethrough and in the casting of the post there is fixed inthe passage a slight distance inwardly from one end, the nut 3. The endof the post adjacent which the nut 3 is located constitutes the top endwhen the post is set upright in the ground.

The posts are preferably of rectangular cross section and each has f'idI'li-igitiii'iiiiaily. i'n two opposite faces, a groove 'i' whichthfouglflolt *the leith' of 'the fit be obvious this xy Yreafdili beTien-ined y in a post of fcioss-sebtih Well as one L5 for #rectangularcosssedtiii as oies illustrated. f

4In 'assocltfonwth eaihpst I-, Fein-- proyl a fosse bleek i' which acentral f n- I ing tthrou'gnantn aanstoot@ fxrena, i0 and two oppositewalls of this each provided with Tlbrf''en 1 '"egfrent lin a groove 4 ofthe post. bse block -I is `einlbedded 2in the VV'as 1in Y1, H and aportion thewt extends through 'the l5 block' and intovthbeneath saine;as illustrated. i v

'rfi settingnp the i for invio-ieg tivo pieces psepertyg are so as tohave the dividing line of the property pass through 20 the centers ofthe grooves 4. After the posts have been set up in the base blocks 5, asillustrated in Figure 1, there is placed upon the .base blocks betweeneach pair of posts a bottom rail 8, which is preferably of cast concreteand which has a 25 key 9 formed vertically across each end forengagementin a groove or keyway 4.

Connecting the posts and resting upon the bottom rails 8 are panels I0,which are illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 as in the form of relativelynar- 30 row boards. These panels have their end edges shaped, asindicated at II, for sliding engagement ln the grooves or keyways 4 sothat they will rest one upon the other in the manner illustrated andtheir widths are such that a series 35 may be put in and have the topedge of the top panel in the plane of the tops of the posts I.

After placing the post connecting panels in position in the mannerdescribed, the top ends of the posts are connected by the top rails I2,40 which may be of wood or concrete as desired, and each of these railsis formed at its end to form an overlapping or mitre joint with the endof an adjoining rail over the top of a post. These terminal portions ofreduced thickness of each 45 rail end are indicated by the numerals I3,and each is provided with an aperture for alinement with the adjacentreduced portion through which a bolt I4 may be passed downwardly forthreaded engagement with the nut 3 adjacent the top of 50 the post. Bythis means, the top rails of the fence may be tightly joined togetherand they will operate to retain the panels of the fence firmly inposition.

While Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a fence having 55 Vio `overlying saidpanels.`

solid panels between the posts, it is contemplated to construct thefence with wire panels and to this end, there is illustrated in Figure 4a form of such wire panel which may be used. This wire panelnco-mprises`a frame having top and bottom bars l5 and connecting side Vbars I6which are beveled for sliding engagement in the grooves 4, and the frameis covered or has placed within it the wire body I1, so that when thewire panel is placed in position between the posts, there Will be formeda wire fencerhaving concrete posts and the top and bottom railsillustrated.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent thata fence constructed inaccordance -with the present invention may be easily and quickly set upand-7 kthat an'Y opening may beY readily formed between any two Vpostsor the characterv of the fence structure between twoY postsA may bereadily changed, as desired, merely by removing Vatop gitudinally1extending grooves which are open at their ends at the tops of theposts, panel ,members disposed between the posts and having edges forsliding engagement in the post grooves, the panels being insertiblebetween the xedposts, and top 'railsA connectingthe upper ends of theposts and Y 2.V In a fenceV constructiomposts formed of cast Ymaterialand each VhavingaV Vpassage therein ex- Y tending longitudinally;thereof from the upper end, a nut secured inA the passage of each post,top rails connectingthe upper ends ofjsaid posts and having overlappingends upon each post, and a securing boltpassing through theV overlappingendsof the top rails and into the passage `the adjacent nuts in theposts.

of the underlying post for engagement with the Y engagement in a postgroove, and top rails having their ends extended over-and the upper endsof said posts.

Yconnecting 4. In a fence construction, one pierce posts of n, castconcrete having their opposing faces provided with longitudinallyextending grooves, a bottom rail disposed upon the ground between a pairof posts, a .key upon each endrof said botsages adjacent Vthe top of thepost,rpanel member disposed between the posts and having their endsformed Afor sliding engagement in said* grooves, top rails connecting.the tops of said posts and having overlapping ends of reduced thickness,said 'overlapping ends being disposed over the tops of the posts, andbolts passing through said-overlapped ends downwardly into the posts andhaving threaded engagement .with

GEORGE WILSON DILLO.

